The Art of the Heist
Christopher Harding tells the story of a famous crime, which also serves as a metaphor for the theft of postwar promises of liberty and openness in 1960s Japan.
Christopher Harding tells the story of a famous crime, the robbery of hundreds of millions of yen in 1968 - which also serves as a metaphor for the theft of postwar promises of liberty and openness in 1960s Japan. The country's "radical moment" was purloined in the interests of rapid economic growth and embrace of an American alliance.
Producer: Sheila Cook
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